1) the RTA tank itself but, once you’ve bought this you’re done — and they retail for around the same price as a sub-ohm tank

2) the kit you’ll need to build your own coils, which includes Organic Japanese Cotton, which you can get by the boat-load for $2 and, of course, wire — again, you can get like 5m of the stuff for less than $10.

Once you have these you’re done. That’s it. No more cost!

Basically, you’ll have to spend about $12 every three months to run your RTA vs. $40 A MONTH to run your sub-ohm tank.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what you call a NO BRAINER!

2) Building Your Own Coils Is EASY — Like, Seriously Easy

If I’m 100% honest, this was the main reason why I avoided the subject for so long — I just couldn’t be bothered to learn a new skill, even if it’d save me a bunch of cash.

But then I realized that you can buy an array of pre-made coils, so I stopped that right away.

Let the experts make your coils, they’re better at it than us, mere mortals.

I know, I know — they’re convenient. This is what I always told myself.

But it’s a lie; sure, they might be easier to install than a homemade coil, but they often crap-out if you get a dodgy batch, which happens ALL too often.

Plus, they’re VERY expensive.

Build your own coil and it’ll last longer than these pre-built ones.

How much longer? That depends — my best is a month before I needed to rewick it.

The coil itself, however, can last for months at a time.

But when you consider all you have to do is change the wick on an RTA or, worse case scenario, the entire coil, this will cost you NOTHING as you’ve already got plenty of wire and a big ‘ol bag of Organic Japanese Cotton.

4) RTA Tanks Deliver Mega CLOUDS and Insane Flavour

The first hit on your first homemade coil is always a special moment and when you taste the flavor and a plume of cloud the size of Kansas comes out of your mouth you’ll KNOW you made the right choice.

I’m no cloud-chaser, but I do LOVE flavor and this for me is the biggest USP of RTA tanks. Flavour.